Draft connection.



C. S. SHARP. DRAFT CONNECTION. APPLIOATION FILED APR.18. 1912. RENEWED MAR. 22, 1913.

1,109,875, Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

, Invenior.

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\ ;;IUNITEDTSTA PATENE. mm v CiHAPiLE'S' S" ?;*oF-, 103K, Assienon r0 INTEniiA'i Ioiien If I Teezzeeheme may a infe'ra in connection withia harrow' orjl o th =VESTEB. COMPANY, OFTNEW-JERSEY, A; coaronerron on JERSEY.

A nRAErtcouNEorIoNep Specificationeotf Letters Patent.

1 Application'filedApril18,Q12;SerialLNolGBLGBY, neneweqfn en' ,1913. serieiive. 756,212.

Be it known thatlT, onen ss; eerie;

" a citizen of the "United States, residingat Auburn, in the county of Cayuga :and State a of New York, haveinvented certain new and usefullinprovements in D'raft Gonnecj-j [M invention eeneeeee dee eee ee ieee; and ,e p e r o "tho e p to? 'F iise i tillage implement, the object ofniy iiivenf tion being to provide a draft connection vvhi'ch inav easilyjan'd" quickly adjusted in a manner to'mo'v'ethelin'e'of draft laterally orjvertically relative to the device .j'dravvn.

' thereby,"this draftconnectionfbeing sir'nple' fin-its construction and efficient in ereuon;

Inj"the accompanying drawings I have illustrated oneembodiment which my invention may assume in practice, showingthe same used in connection with a mum,

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t j h itfis to be understood thatj' the sanie may be desired.

F u e I used in other; relations'if 7 represents a perspective "view 1 ":The same reference characters "designate lilge parts throughout the several vievvsi' 'I 1:35; arranged sider frame"memb'ersltupon oppo;

e 'sit'e' sides of vthe implementi having the front? ends thereof conneotedby means of a,U.-

Theliar'rowframe includes longitudinally shaped fraine member 2, said frame members Y being preferably formed" from' angle'lbars' having horizontal" and upright Web portions I and havingthe horiz ontal 'weloportion'tiirne'd' inwardlv'upon the bottom of ther fram'ei Bracket members 3 are secureditofthe"sidei frame members in spaced relation; end our naled in the'upper ends thereof arerock -ing tooth supporting bars 14; having curved- "spring teeth 5 secured thereto, the position o fthe bars being contiolled by means including arms 6' secured to the middle por tion" thereof and having the upper ends of he thearrnseonnected by means; of a longitudi nallyarran''gecliloar 7.,the rear end, of' wvhich is connected With, a hand lever andtoothed;

sector Inechanism 8 in a :w'elLki'mwn ay.

: v Patented slept. 8,1914

The ld'raft mechanism includes fear] mem- .bers 9 integral With thebracket inembers 3;

. at the front ends f of the side frame menibers 3 .and' having lateral openings therein that 1 receive the; hook-shaped rearvvardlycurved:

- in manner perini ends of u shaped draft member-or link 10' saidfmember'to be 1-. v Q

raised or lowered; at tsjfront side relative 3 to thejfr'ame oftheharrow; the draft 'mem ,7

her 3 being arranged 1 [substantially e parallel] with they fro-nt imeinherf of the v fraine" and proyidd with a seriesof openings '11 spaced apart "laterally relative to the line of draft and adapted to selectively"receive a draft,

member" or hook 12. 13 represents a; vertically "arranged standard having. the lower end: thereof provided wiur'e loop portion a apted to loosely and *slidably receive 3 the ui-shap'ed frame memberfwhereloy the 'stafndardf loe; adjusted laterally th'er'e l i ye h ellpper'end 0f the standard being Y l provid'edfivith a series of notches 1 1 upon g h front side thereof that are spaced-apart n a vertical direction and adaptedto "selecmember; e 15 representsa lockingflp'late ive'ly engage With the rear. edge of the draft provided with a slotted" opening 16' atone end that slidably receives the upper end of Samara-13; and an' openin'g'17 at, the oppoe f site? end" thereof 1 that i is adapted are register with the openings 11* in draftimeinber 10 andthefstand'ard 13 mayfthen bemOved eio g'ethe frame member, and the upper end may-hemmed rearward in a nianner to re; lease it from engagement w th the v draft member 10,' permitting the latter memberlto fl be raised or lowered and placed in engagefmentivvithxany'one of the series'ofnotches 5 lin -thee standard, and when the hook .12 "is pa's'sedfthrough the openings in the locking platje'and draft member 10 the variousparts' of the draft mechanism are securely locl red ipb j in operative relation.

cally described one embodiment whichmy nvention may assume, t 1e, '0f"course, to

draft memberg I beunderstood that the form chosen is used for the purpose of illustration, and that the;

, inventionitself may be embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit.

, i Wllhat, I claim asmy invention, and desire to secure byLetter-sj Pat ent, is r a 1. In a draft connection, a frame, a draft link attached thereto, a draft member there J for, and means'rigidly connecting said ele-' ments for, adjustingflsaid draft member into.

any one of a plurality of positions in any one of a plurality of planes intersectingsubstantially at right angles to; each other.

; 2. In a drafticonnection,"a frame, a draft punk attache inseam member e'n'gagedby said link in onejof a plurality of posi tions of"the latter, said member being ad justablewith respect to said frame, a draft member attachedea djustably to said link, an'dfmea'ns for rigidly locking together all ofC the above, mentioned elements.

3.,1n a, draftf'connection, ..a frame, a

notched standard adjiistably mounted therea j on,- a swingingdraftflink pi votally connectled, to said frame and movable into engagement with the notches insaid standard, and single means lockingsaid standardf-in position on.v said :frame and said link in position:

on said standardfl 4.,Ia' a draft, connection, frame,

' notched standard carried thereon, a swingingdralft link piyotednto said frame and.

movable into engagement with thenotches on said standard, a draft ,member ad usta 8 5 jably mounted on sand link, and meansfor locking: said link in positioni vupon said standard releasable upon removal ofsa1d 5.: Ina draft to a portion thereof and adjustable longitudinally thereon, a draft link pivoted to said frame and extending "substantially parallel thereto,v and means for. positioning said 1 [draft link :in 7 any one of a plurality of rposi tions upon, said standard.

said standard infany one of a plurality of 1; positions upon said frame a connectioma frame,'astandard -protrud ng substantially at rlght angles 1 ;:?6:?In draft'connection, a framfi,i stand arid disposed substantially atv right angles, thereto, and adjustablealong the same,-saidstandard having, a plurality, of notche therein, 1 a draft" link pivotally; connected to; said frame and movable into engagement with said notches, and meansfor locking 8. In a draft connection, a frame, a

notched standard protruding substantially and receivable in the notches in said stand 'tl therein, a locking plate through one end of 1 r at rightanglesthereto and adjustable along i thesame, a draft link pivoted to said frame whicha' the end of said standard extends, and a draft hook extending through the op posite'ei l'd of said locking plate and one of ,the openings in said draft link. v I,

91 In a draft connection, a frame, a stand I ard carried tl1ereon,;a swinging draft link pivoted on said frame onopposite sides of p s d, series of openings therein, means rig;

said [standard[having a 1 transversely dis-a idly positioning said link against lo'ngitudinal move'mentwith respect to said stand-j, i

ard, a draft member "adjustably -mountedjin one of the openings in said link, and a lockf,

ing v plate movable longitudinally of said} standard having an opening therein through which said draft member extends when in f If,

positioninfone of theo'penings in said draft: j

.{ 10. Adr'aft connection for barrows hav mg, in combmation, aliarrovvfframe includ link.

ing'a transverse member at the front end i thereof, ajdraft "member arranged .v substan tially parallel with said transverse frame? member, having the opposite ends thereof? turned rearwardly and fpivotally connected? withthe barrow frame in amanner, permit] tingnsaid draft member'to be adjusted to a higher or lower plane, said draft member l'being provided with a series of openingsijf spaced apart in a lateral direction, a stande V {ardhaving the lower end thereof provided with a loop portion that. slidably receivesgsaid transverse frame member and the upper fend thereof provided-with notches spa d" apart in a: vertical directionand adapted to? selectively engage with theirear side of sai draft member, and means for'loclnng sa' gleam, a a j k: ;,1;1.,A draft'connectionfor harrows hav fing, in combination, a barrow-frame includ I 'giingja transverse member at thefront end,

whereof; a draft membercar'ranged substantially parallel with said-jcjtransverse frame member, having the opposite ends thereof H standard and draft :member in adj usted re; s -I turned rearwardl-y and pivot-ally connected withithejharrow frame a manner permit rsaidgdraft member toybe adjusted to a fh gherv or,lowerplane, said draft member; if {being prov ded IWltll a series of open ngs; 7

spaced apartin a lateral direction, a standsard havingthe lower end thereof provided with {a loop portion. that slidably receives said transverse frame member and the upper end thereofJprovided with notches spaced apart in a vertical direction and adapted to: vselectively,engage-with the rearside of-said:

draft member, and means for locking said 7.0 ard, sald lmk havingyaflseries of "openings standard and draft member in adjusted rereceived by the openings in said plate and g limtion, said means including ao cking plate" draft member. i I i aving an opening at one en adapted to a slidably receive said standard, an an open- CHARLES SHA 5 ing at the opposite end thereof adapted to Witnesses: v selectively register With the openings in said E. W. GRAND L draft member, and a detachable draft hook I vMYRQN H. ALGER;

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five oents ea ch, by addresilng the Commissioner of Patents, Wi mington, 13.0." 

